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January 22, 2004avoid diebold: register absenteeAvoid the questionable Diebold machines. Register as an absentee voter so that you can have a receipt of your vote. In many states, this takes quite a while so DO IT NOW. [I'll still love you even if you vote for someone i don't like, but i'll be very angry with you for not voting.] If you're in California, here's the form. It takes all of 30 seconds to fill out. Category: politics
Posted by zephoria at January 22, 2004 9:57 AM
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That link is broken.... here's the real form:
https://ovr.ss.ca.gov/votereg/OnlineVoterReg
Posted by Cassidy | January 22, 2004 11:06 AM
Posted on January 22, 2004 11:06
Voting is the opiate of the masses.
I remember the last presidential election when one of the guys got more (popular) votes than the other guy, but so-and-so won anyways.
Hmm.
Posted by Billz | January 22, 2004 1:04 PM
Posted on January 22, 2004 13:04
Voting is the opiate of the masses.
I remember the last presidential election when one of the guys got more (popular) votes than the other guy, but so-and-so won anyways.
Hmm.
Posted by Billz | January 22, 2004 1:04 PM
Posted on January 22, 2004 13:04
Are you aware that in most districts absentee ballots are not counted at all unless the vote differential between the top two candidates is less than the number of absentees filed?
Here's to having your vote not counted.
Posted by Clif Spab | January 22, 2004 2:22 PM
Posted on January 22, 2004 14:22
You're not avoiding Diebold by absentee voting; Diebold machines count the mail-ins too.
(At least you'll have a paper record, but that's not good enough in my book. We need an open and observable vote-counting system.)
Posted by Sean | January 22, 2004 2:26 PM
Posted on January 22, 2004 14:26
I'm certainly NOT arguing that the system is either fair or accountable. But you can't just avoid the system and expect it to change itself. Never gonna happen.
If the elections are as close this fall as they are projected to be (ah hem California) then expect a recount. And personally, i would like to have a receipt for that moment.
I would love a better system and Sean, i hope you are fighting that fight too.
Posted by zephoria | January 22, 2004 3:23 PM
Posted on January 22, 2004 15:23
Here's absentee voting instructions for Michigan, Virginia, Oklahoma, New York, South Dakota, Maine, Louisiana, Minnesota, Illinois (PDF), Massachusets, Florida, West Virginia, Missouri, Alaska, Delaware, New Hampshire, Ohio, and overseas citizens. Also check out the election commission's FAQ, and Election.com's list of per-state deadlines.
Posted by Richard Soderberg | January 23, 2004 3:18 PM
Posted on January 23, 2004 15:18